Bladder Drainage During Labor: A Randomized Controlled Study of Obstetric Foley Therapy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Labor

In brief

The goal of this study is to compare two clinically-relevant bladder drainage techniques. This is a randomized controlled trial with a single primary outcome of time to delivery. The results will inform clinical decisions about method of catheterization during labor.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00959920

Run by

Loyola University

People needed

139

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women who present to either Loyola University Medical Center or Loyola at Gottlieb Hospital in active labor or for induction of labor with a singleton pregnancy and who are anticipated to undergo vaginal delivery during the current admission

You may not qualify if…

• Women who are undergoing a scheduled cesarean delivery
• Women with a contraindication to either of the 2 study interventions
• Multi-fetal gestations
• Current or planned tocolysis
• Women who are on magnesium prophylaxis

Where it is running

• Loyola University Health System — Maywood, Illinois, United States

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